SPACE

DEER CLUB
WEEK 14
DIGITAL INVASION
 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
1. AI is designed so you don’t realize there’s a computer calling the shots.
2. The term “Artificial Intelligence” was first coined back in 1956 by Dartmouth professor John
McCarthy.
3. Like all exponential curves, it’s hard to tell when a line that’s slowly ticking upwards is going
to skyrocket.
4. Tech giants and venture capitalists have bought into AI and are infusing the market with cash
and new applications.
5. Should you brace yourself yet another Terminator movie, live on your city streets?
6. Unlike a human, AI is not susceptible to things like short-term memory loss, information
overload, sleep deprivation and distractions.
7. With machine learning, programs analyze thousands of examples to build an algorithm. It then
tweaks the algorithm based on if it achieves its goal.
8. Generations have long imagined the ramifications of AI, visualizing the society where
machines seek revenge and wreak havoc on human society.
 ADVERBIALS
• No sooner had the market been infused with AI than tech giants realized they took over the world.
With No sooner.. the main clause starts with than..

• Not only did his wife leave him but he lost his job!
We use not only.. but … to emphasize two events have happened.

• I’m not hungry and I’m not thirsty either. I’m not hungry, nor am I thirsty.
Either with a negative verb can change with neither..nor.. with the affirmative verb.

• You shouldn’t smoke under any circumstances. Under no circumstances should you smoke.
Under any circumstances with a negative verb can be changed into under no circumstances with an affirmative verb.

• We couldn’t find a parking place anywhere. Nowhere could we find a parking place.
Anywhere with the negative verb can change to nowhere with an affirmative verb.

• He didn’t hesitate for a second. Not for one second did he hesitate.
For one moment/second with a negative verb can change to not for a moment/second with an affirmative verb.

• He didn’t stop running until he reached home. Not until he reached home did he stop running.
Until … with a negative verb can change to not until… with an affirmative verb.
 CHECK YOUR ANSWERS
1. Not until the smoke alarm went off did we realize that the
house is on fire.
2. No sooner had Ben arrived than he started an argument.
3. Nowhere could the manager find the keys to the safe.
4. Under no circumstances must you shout at the master.
5. Not only did Liam let me stay in his flat, but he also let me use
his car.
6. Not until it was too dark to see did we stop working.
 DISCUSSION
• What activities are computers better at than humans now? Which are
humans better at than computers?
• Computers get faster and better every year. Is it just a matter of time
before they become more intelligent than humans?
• How does Artificial Intelligence impact our life today?
• What are the key advantages of this technology in your opinion?
• . What aspects of AI can make it dangerous?
• Why might some people think that too much technology in our lives
can cause problems?